In our continuing coverage of Wisconsin Olympians, WPR’s Maureen McCollum recently spoke with Eau Claire native, Ben Loomis . The 19-year-old Loomis is a first-time member of Team USA in the Nordic Combined event, which combines ski jumping and cross country skiing. Loomis talks about growing up in Eau Claire,...

Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald said on Wednesday that Wisconsin will have to adopt open road tolling to compete for federal transportation money in President Trump's proposed infrastructure plan. During our state news roundup, we talk about the idea's chances, as well as changes to a wetland protection bill and...

After a long, long night, Congress has officially passed a spending bill to fund the government. But getting to that point was anything but easy. Thanks to a one-man protest from Republican Senator Rand Paul, Congress actually missed a midnight deadline to vote on funding, resulting in a brief government shutdown. Lawmakers then voted in favor of the plan, with President Trump signing the bill into law hours later. We break down what happened at the Capitol last night and this morning, and dig into what's in the spending bill.

A DOJ report to the U.S. Bureau of Justice Assistance indicates testing yielded DNA profiles that match 20 known offenders in the FBI's CODIS database, including 11 who weren't listed as a suspect in the case.

Students in the Milwaukee Public School District have Friday off, as well as those in the Baraboo, Kenosha, Janesville, Whitewater and hundreds of other schools districts. A winter storm warning is ending later Friday morning as the snow tapers off.

After complaints about studded horseshoes tearing up freshly paved county highways lawmakers are considering a bill to ban them during summer months. It's being called a compromise between local government and the state's Amish communities.

Wisconsin has reimbursed hunters for dogs killed by wolves since 1985. It’s the only state with such a program. State Sen. Fred Risser, D-Madison, has introduced a proposal to end the compensation program.

Three candidates are competing for Wisconsin's open Supreme Court seat, and will face off in a primary election on February 20th to narrow the field to two. Rebecca Dallet, a Milwaukee County circuit judge, is one of those candidates. She joins us for a candidate interview.

Governor Scott Walker has called for giving paper-maker Kimberly Clark tax incentives to avoid the closure of plants in Neenah and Fox Crossing and the loss of almost 600 jobs. We talk with an economist about what this proposal could mean, look at a Democratic-led plan involving the state's paper industry, and consider what affect these efforts might have on the state's economy in the future.

Veterans who have difficulty finding mental health and substance abuse treatment in Wisconsin would be able to continue to access services under a bill being considered by lawmakers. The proposal was unanimously approved this week by the Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee.